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• More Than 10,000 AFFF Exposure Lawsuits Now Pending in Federal MDL

  June 9, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Nearly 1,000 new AFFF firefighting foam lawsuits were filed over the past month, bringing the total number of injury claims against manufacturers to more than 10,300.

• Study Finds More Evidence Gas Stove May Pose Cancer Risks in Home

  June 6, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Children may be at particularly increased cancer risks from benzene exposure caused by gas stoves used in millions of American homes, a new study warns.

• Firefighters’ PFAS Levels Are Highest of All Emergency Response Workers: Study

  June 2, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that firefighters face the highest levels of PFAS exposure out of all first responders, indicating that this may explain the profession's higher rates of cancer.

• Hair Relaxer Lawsuits and Talcum Powder Lawsuits Designated as New Mass Torts in Philadelphia

  May 30, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Two new mass torts have been formed in Philadelphia, involving hair relaxer lawsuits and talcum powder injury lawsuits brought in the state court system by women diagnosed with cancers.

• Roundup Lawsuit Payout of $611M Upheld by Appeals Court

  May 29, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Missouri appeals court denied Bayer's attempt to have the massive 2023 Roundup lawsuit verdict thrown out, ordering its Monsanto unit to payout $611 million to three plaintiffs.

• Court Outlines Valsartan Lawsuits Trial Schedule for “Wave 2” Bellwether Cases

  May 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Following the first federal bellwether trial expected to begin in September 2025, a group of four additional Valsartan lawsuits will be prepared for a second wave of trials.

• AFFF Kidney Cancer Lawsuits Proposed For Oct. 20, 2025 Bellwether Trial Date

  May 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs lawyers have outlined the order in which they believe three AFFF lawsuits should go to trial, indicating that each involves an individual diagnosed with kidney cancer after drinking from the same contaminated water source in Pennsylvania.

• Alcohol Cancer Risks Linked to an Increasing Number of Deaths: Report

  May 27, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Despite overall cancer deaths in the U.S. dropping by 35% from 1990 to 2021, NBC News reports that a new study shows alcohol-related cancer deaths doubled during that same period.

• Three-Quarters of Sunscreen Products Are Ineffective, EWG Study Finds

  May 23, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that less than a quarter of all sunscreen products provide adequate protection without the use of potentially harmful chemicals.

• Talc Safety To Be Subject of New Independent Scientific Expert Panel Led by FDA

  May 22, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of scientific experts called for a move away from the use of talc, due to growing evidence of adverse events like cancer and inflammation.